One more stop getting back to Indy from Michigan

I was in such disarray yesterday from getting back from Michigan late, having to do the laundry, packing the car and going by to see the family before I left I forgot to talk about the best part of the return trip from Michigan.

In the 1920's, 30's and 40's, Indiana used to make over 50 different kinds of cars. There is a sweet museum in Auburn, IN where they made the Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg autos during that time period. These were some of the sweetest looking and fastest cars made.

Some of the models of the Cord were test driven, and a certificate attesting to the fact, that each car was driven in excess of 100 miles per hour - in the 1930's.

The Duesenberg was used by many of the bank robbers of the day because of the speeds they could attain. They easily out ran the police and sheriff cars of the day.

Auburn is a quiet town these days with little industry. It is near the big town of Fort Wayne, IN. I would imagine many people who live in Auburn commute to Fort Wayne to go to work.

Before getting back to the sweet machines, Auburn is having an art show on its city sidewalks. They have taken quite a few bronze sculptures and placed them throughout the town square. There is one of a man taking the picture of a women, child and dog. When I first saw it I thought the man was real. Oh well. There are couple of famous poses of these sculptures that I have included before showing the cars. It is a fun way to see art.

Now back to the real masterpieces. The first car is a two tone 1931 Cord. This is one of the Cords that come with a certificate telling the buyer that the car has been test driven at over 100 miles per hour.

The next care is a 1929 Duesenberg that was used in the Elvis Presley movie "Spinout". The Duesenberg was used to tow the race car. Amazing. I doubt that they would ever use a restored Duesenberg in that fashion. A fully restored Dusey sells for well over $1 million. This silver convertible was very pretty.

The next car is a 1929 Cord. Even the paint jobs on these cars are great. The special paint job like this one cost an additional $20. This Cord was the first mass produced front wheel drive car. Where has all the styling gone in today's boxes?

Then there is a 1935 Auburn followed by a sweet looking 1931 Duesenberg. I really like the looks of that 31 Duesenberg.

There are about 200 cars on display. Including some experimental cars and a 1952 Ferrari and a 1967 Shelby Cobra (which is the last picture of the cockpit). There is an experimental race car from 1948 called a Tasca and they have the earliest remaining Auburn - a 1904 model.

Al-in-all a great time had by all. And with more time I could have visited the other 4 transportation museums in Auburn, but there just isn't enough time to see all the cool stuff.

Thanks for coming on the journey with me. Tomorrow we go to Springfield, IL and see a dusey of a lightening storm on the way home.

Michael